The July 10 shooting at Mdlalose’s Tavern in Orlando East, Soweto, that killed 16 people and wounded seven was an “organised” incident and arrests are imminent, police said on Tuesday.
As the families of the patrons killed at Mdlalose’s Tavern in Nomzamo informal settlement in Soweto prepare to bury their relatives this weekend, the police are still in the dark about who pulled the trigger.
A group of heavily armed men opened fire outside a crowded Despatch tavern early on Sunday, forcing patrons to duck for cover, with the owner shot in the leg later.
The brother of one of the six people who were gunned down in Alexandra did not realise that his sibling was dead as he assisted those who were injured in the shooting.
We live in a violent and crime-ridden society, a fact underlined by several deadly mass shootings this week that emphasise the depths to which we have sunk.